* Amp simulator is not included in the product.
* V-METAL uses the Lossless Sample Compression format 'NCW' with
real-time encoding. The data size after the installtion is approx.
10.4 GB that equals 19 GB of .wav files.

You can play ultra realistic electric guitar performance in
real-time!

Fretboard Monitor
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SPM automatically selects a proper string / fret position depending
on the situation. You can also change the string manually by key
switches. The Fretboard Monitor visualizes the current fret position
/ playing technique you are playing.

Cricket
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'Cricket' is a guitar playing technique that Metal / Rock guitarists
frequently use on solos. By hitting the whammy bar, the tremolo unit
vibrates very fast and it produces a very cool 'crying' sound like a
cricket (insect).

Feedback
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In actual guitar performance, you get feedback sound when a heavily
distorted tone is played in front of (or a certain position from)
the amplifier. V-METAL reproduces the feedback sound. The pitch and
fade time of feedback can be changed.

Real Chords
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The extensive number of the 'real' chord samples makes your guitar
tracks very convincing. minor 3rd, major 3rd, 4th, flat 5th, 5th,
#5th, 6th, octave add9, sus4, major 3rd vibrato with / without pinch
harmonics, power chords (besides 5th-dyad chord), other special
chords (= so-called 'Rush chords'), etc. Guitar chord sound that is
emulated using single note samples does not sound real. V-METAL
includes the huge number of 'real' recorded (in other words,
'pre-recorded' or 'pre-played') chord samples. Each chord instrument
can be used as a SPM instrument and you can instantly access the
various types of guitar chords. Prominy's guitar libraries are the
only ones that include such a huge number of the 'real' chord
samples.

Double-Tracking
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'Double-Tracking' is a technique that is frequently used in record-
ing guitar tracks. It gives the guitar track a nice, wide-spread
stereo images and thickness. With V-METAL, you can reproduce it very
easily just by loading the double-tracking instruments. No identical
samples are played simultaneously in both channels. You don't need a
stereo delay or tweaking your midi data to emulate the double-
tracking.

Auto Stroke Detection
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With SPM's Auto Stroke Detection feature, SPM automatically detects
the current beat position and identify proper stroke direction (down
or up). There are several stroke detection modes and you can also
control stroke direction manually.

Assignable Key Switch
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All the SPM instruments have Assignable Key Switch feature which
enables you to assign any key switches to each SPM instrument. You
can combine any SPM instruments to SPM multi as needed and assign
key switches, and create your own SPM setting.

Low note samples included
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The guitar is tuned to 'drop C', that is the most popular tuning
among Metal / Rock guitarists. V-METAL covers the lower notes (low C
- low D#) and is suitable for a wide range of musical genres; Modern
Metal, Death Metal, Nu Metal, Metalcore, Rock, Pop, and so on.

Realtime Legato Slide
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With V-METAL?s Realtime Legato Slide feature using 'real' legato
samples, you are able to get perfectly real expressions of the human
finger's legato slide that cannot be reproduced with a slide
emulation by changing pitch. Realtime Legato Slide is available with
the instruments; single note, minor 3rd, major 3rd, 4th, flat 5th,
5th, #5th, 6th, octave, add9, sus4, power chord.

Direct signal from the guitar
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The samples were recorded directly from the guitar and completely
dry. You can make your own guitar sound so it suits the music genre
you're working with by adding your favorite amp simulator.
(* Amp simulator is not included in the product.)

Picking noises and various noises
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Picking noises and various noises (fret noise, pick stop noise,
bridge mute noise, finger release noise, position change noise, etc.)
made while playing a guitar are very important characteristics that
identify a live guitar recording. That is why we took great care in
capturing many variations of noises. Adding these noises will make
your guitar tracks sound natural.

Other features
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- Expansive number of playing techniques, extreme power of
expression that no other Metal guitar library has captured before.